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Man seriously injured in motorcycle accident on Dobbs Road

UPDATE: Ryan Kiester was in stable condition as of Saturday afternoon, a hospital official said.

Two people were injured this morning when the motorcycle they were riding skidded and fell over on Dobbs Road in St. Augustine.

Ryan Kiester, 32, of Pomona Park was driving a Harley-Davidson Sportster south on Dobbs Road around 3:30 a.m., according to a Florida Highway Patrol Report. He lost control near Dobbs Road Cutoff, and the bike skidded 47 feet and overturned.

Kiester and the woman riding with him, Heather Camacho, 32, of St. Augustine, were ejected, according to the report. The motorcycle slid another 214 feet and hit another motorcycle that was parked on the shoulder of Dobbs Road.

Kiester was taken to Orange Park Medical Center with serious injures. Camacho was taken to Flagler Hospital with serious injuries.

A St. Johns County Fire Rescue report said that Camacho’s injuries were minor but that Kiester was in critical condition at the time he was air lifted to the hospital.

Both riders were not wearing a helmet, according to the FHP report. Blood tests are pending for Kiester to determine whether the crash was alcohol related.